Scooter



March 30 1926. 1,578,836

' I A. L. LANE SCOOTER F iled August 5, 1925 l atented 'Mar. 30,. 1826 v ,ALLIE L. LANE, or srnnnaN-n, rumors.

SCOOTER."

Application 'filed August a, 1925. Sofia 1N0. 47,828.

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, ALLIE L. LANE, a citizen of the-United States, residing at Sparland, in the county of Marshall and State of Illinois, have inventeda new and useful Improvement in Scooters, of whichthe following is a specification. I

My invention relates to scooters, comprising a foot 7 wheels, a steering member and a'pedal operated drive mechanismfor the rear wheel.

The object of my invention is in the provision of drive mechanism for a scooter, comprising a double disk drive wheel, a

' clutch member associated therewith and a cable drive from the pedal member.

Referring to the drawings,

Fig. 1 is a to'p'view of my scooter; Fig. 2 is aside view of the'same;

Fig. 31s an'enlarged particular driving mechanism for the rear wheel, and

Fig. 4 is a. section on the line 5-5 of Fig. 3.

In the drawings, refers to the foot board, the same having a projecting side portion 11,'upon which one foot of the operatoris placed. The forward portion of the foot board isfashioned in the manner shown at 12, to permit pivoted attachment with the supporting member 1 1, which comprises a connecting means between the front wheel V and the steering mechanism 16. The supporting member 14: is bifurcated as at 17 to provide proper attachment means for the' front wheel. The rear end of the foot board is raised slightly as shown at 18, and bifurcated in a manner to provide suitable connection with the rear or drive wheel 19, as well as to permit efficient operation of the cable drive mechanism, later to be described. The rear or drive wheel, generally referred to as 19, as a matter of fact is made up of 'two disks 20 and 21,fixedly attached to the axle 22, suitably supported in the bifurcated portion 18. The disks, which are made of steel, tively upon are located in a manner to leave an opening of substantially one inch between their peripheries. vA plate is rotatably mounted upon the axle 22 at a point intermedlate the disks, said plate having a clutching relationship with board supported on the twodetail showing the V have rubber tires 23 and 24trespectheir peripheries, and said disks a gear wheel 26, fixedly attached to the axle, said clutching arrangement being effected through a formal lug member'27, spring'tensioned by means of the flat spring 28. The'plate 2'5jhas its outer edge 25 fashioned in V-shaped manner to provide a frictional engagement guideway for the drive cable 29, which has one of 1ts ends attached 1 as. at to -'a coil spring 31,said coil spring having its 'opposedend t fixed as at'32' to. the frame or footmember I 10. The opposite end of'the drive cable is attached, 'as zit-33 to the lower end of a bell crank lever or pedal portion "34:,the same being pivoted at 35 to the foot board. l

The operation of the scooter is similar in all respects to the conventional scooter, ex-

cept as to the drive mechanism, whichfis' similarly controlled by the pumping action of the operator applied to the'foot pedal. In the present instance, the drive cable 29 .is'lea'ther coated, to'p'rovide a more 'eiiicient frictional contact with the V-shaped edge'of the plate and upon "depression of the foot pedal 34, a forward movement of the plate l is effected through the frictional engagement i of the cable, whereupon. the lug member 2T1 operates to move the gear portion 26"and hence move the axle to facilitate movement of the scooter in a forwarddirection. Upon the complete depression of the foot pedal, and consequently the completion of forward movement of the scooter by direct pressure,

a release of the pedal permits contraction of the coil spring 31' to effecta return or backward movement of the plate member to its normal position, with a consequent sliding or backward movement of pawl over the teeth of the gear 26. This contraction of'the spring and consequent movement ofthe plate member as described, will naturally return the foot pedal to its normal position, and in a position to again be depressed by the operator with the result that constant pedal movement will effect forward movement of the scooter wlth a gradual increase of speed.

What I claim 1s:

wheel atthe rear, comprising two opposed v In a device of the class described, a frame,

disk members and an axle support therefor,

a pedal pivoted to'the frame portion and a driving means between the pedal and rear wheelcomprising aplate member rotatably attached to the axle. at afpoint between the disk members, a friction cable member ennism between the plate member and the axle gaging throughout a considerable portion permitting forward movement of the device thereof the outer edge of the plate member, by depression of the pedal member. 10 said cable being attached at one end to the In testimony whereof I have affixed my frame portion and at the other end to the Signature pedal member, a coil spring for tensioning p said cable member and a clutching mecha- 'ALLIE L; LANE. 

